Fightworks Podcast 40: Carlos Machado

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If there's another surname that's synonymous with jiu-jitsu along with Gracie, it's "Machado". The Machado brothers, relatives of the Gracies, followed a similar pattern of leaving Brazil to promote jiu-jitsu to the rest of the world in the early 90's. This week we speak with Carlos Machado, the eldest of the Machado brothers and discuss everything from the early days of training in Rio, to his long relationship with Chuck Norris, to minimizing controversy as black belts are formed.